The Presidential Palace is located in the heart of Port-au-Prince. This is where the President of Haiti lives.

Neg Mawon is a statute to celebrate Haiti's independence from France in 1804, when slaves revolt and defeated the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte's army.

This Museum is in Port-au-Prince and traces the history of the island and Haiti's quest for independence. The anchor of Christopher Columbus'  Santa Maria is one of the many items on display here. Columbus first set foot on Haiti's north shore on December 24, 1492 and declared this island the most beautiful place of all those he had discovered!

This palace was also built by King Henri Christophe in Milot. It is located at the base of the mountain where The Citadel is located -- about a seven-mile hike from the top of the mountain. This building was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1842 and was never rebuilt.

This fortress, The Citadelle Laferrière, was built from 1807-1811 by King Henri Christophe. It is located in Milot, or about five miles from the northern coastline (and south of Cap Haitian). The walls are 15-22 feet thick. No mortar was used in this construction -- only a mixture of lime, molasses, sugar cane, and cow's blood. Its engineering even withstood an earthquake in 1842. This building had provisions and space for over 20,000 to live for over a year if needed in case of attack. Its many cannon could fire with accuracy in all directions, even all the way to approaching ships on the northern shore.

This mural is called Haiti's Stations of the Cross and is located at the Matthew 25 Guest House in Port-au-Prince. It depicts 14 keys events in the history of Haiti, including many events that have occurred within the past 20 years. If you start with this mural, it is possible to then travel by car throughout Port-au-Prince and see each of these locations protrayed in this painting.

These murals -- from various stories in the Bible -- are one of many that adorn the interior walls of the Episcopal Cathedral in Port-au-Prince.

Ft. Jacques (near Port au Prince). Named after General Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of the forefathers of Haitian independence, who ordered Ft. Jacques and Ft. Alexandre to be built in 1805, on the mountains overlooking Port Au Prince, to defend the new nation against French attacks.

Vètyè - The last battle site, near Cap Haitian, where the French were defeated and surrendered on Nov 18, 1803.

The monument has statutes of Desaline, Tousasaint, Petion and the general Clareiz. He had his horse shot out from under him in this battle yet got up and let the charge against the French on foot. History says that the French general was so impressed with him that he stopped and saluted him right then and there.

This building was built by the French in the 1700s as an outpost on the north shore of Haiti. It is now located in Labadee (a few miles west of Cap Haitian) -- the Haitian town noted for where cruise ships stop a couple times each week. This building is part of a bed and breakfast called Norm's Place.